So, you want to get into "total-body" PET/CT scanning? An installation guide for beginners

"Total-body" and ultra-extended field-of-view PET/CT scanners are now available commercially with great enthusiasm for their potential in both streamlining clinical practice and providing unique research opportunities. Accordingly, many groups are rushing to implement this technology. For...

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Published in:	Cancer imaging 2023-04, Vol.23 (1), p.35-35, Article 35
Main Author:	Hicks, Rodney J
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Capital costs Clinical medicine Computed tomography Cost control Data storage Environmental engineering Extended field of view Humans Information storage and retrieval Innovations Installation Medical imaging Patients PET PET imaging Positron emission Positron emission tomography Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography - methods Positron-Emission Tomography - methods Precision medicine Radiochemistry Radiopharmaceuticals Redesign Review Scanners Sensors Streamlining Structural engineering Tomography Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods Total-body PET/CT Whole Body Imaging
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Summary:	"Total-body" and ultra-extended field-of-view PET/CT scanners are now available commercially with great enthusiasm for their potential in both streamlining clinical practice and providing unique research opportunities. Accordingly, many groups are rushing to implement this technology. For early adopters, the challenges of these systems compared with more standard PET/CT systems have been significant. In this guide, aspects that need to be considered in planning installation of one of these scanners are discussed. These include financing, space, structural engineering, power supply, chilled water and environmental controls to manage heat loads, IT infrastructure and data storage, radiation safety and radiopharmaceutical procurement, staffing levels, patient handling logistics and imaging protocol redesign to leverage the superior sensitivity of these scanners, and marketing. It is a daunting but worthwhile endeavor in the author's opinion but needs a great team and the ability to bring in the appropriate expertise at the appropriate time.
ISSN:	1470-7330 1740-5025 1470-7330